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Induction and stability of vaccine-specific antibodies in multiple sclerosis patients on different disease-modifying therapies

Researchers have investigated the lack of response to treatment in certain multiple sclerosis patients.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is an anxiety-inducing stressor that affects every aspect of our daily lives. A new Canadian study has found that the pandemic-related risk-factors associated with anxiety differ between men and women.

9 Feb 2022

Simulation of SARS-CoV-2 spread in the United States and India

Researchers used an ABM to simulate SARS-CoV-2 spread in the United States and India.

9 Feb 2022

Scientists identify a new protein that prevents cancer cell migration

When tumors spread, cancer cells migrate to other parts of the body through the blood or lymphatic vessels. Scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have now found a new protein that prevents cancer cells from doing so by making them stick more tightly to their surroundings.

9 Feb 2022

Implications of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on influenza epidemics

A new study investigated the effect of low circulating seasonal influenza virus during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the antibody titers against influenza during the same period.

9 Feb 2022

Study suggests people with COVID-19 exhibit increased risks and 12-month burdens of incident cardiovascular diseases

Researchers estimated the risk and one-year burden of a set of pre-specified cardiovascular outcomes in a cohort of COVID-19-infected patients who survived the acute phase of illness.

9 Feb 2022

Dynamics and longevity of antibody response from COVID-19 convalescents across the clinical spectrum

Researchers investigated the dynamics and longevity of neutralizing antibody response up to 480 days after the onset of infection in convalescent COVID-19 patients.

9 Feb 2022

Study explores inflammation of endothelial cells by exosomes from COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers revealed that the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors or NOD-like receptors family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is activated by the exosomes from plasma in COVID-19.

9 Feb 2022

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and several key respiratory and non-respiratory complications

Researchers assessed the intensity of association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and risks of various respiratory and non-respiratory complications.

9 Feb 2022

Study explores adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants post-immunization in cancer patients

Researchers have conducted a prospective, longitudinal cohort study to analyze COVID-19 immunity in patients with cancer.

9 Feb 2022

AI based home monitoring during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers conducted an open, prospective pilot feasibility analysis through artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform to provide clinical decision support on COVID-19 outcomes.

9 Feb 2022

Surveillance for potentially zoonotic viruses in rodent and bat populations in an agricultural settlement in Ghana

In a new study, researchers investigated viruses in bats and rodents - key reservoir hosts for zoonotic viral pathogens, in a small agricultural community in Ghana.

9 Feb 2022

Causality of associations between maternal BMI and child adiposity

Researchers modified the MR study methodologies to ensure a bias-proof evaluation of the causal effect of maternal BMI on offspring adiposity.

9 Feb 2022

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines shown to provide high level of protection against severe SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection

Scientists have recently studied the duration of protection provided by mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic omicron infection, and associated severity and mortality.

9 Feb 2022

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination 9 months post-vaccination for the population of Sweden

Researchers looked at the efficiency of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing infection, hospitalization, and death in the general population of Sweden over the first nine months following vaccination.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds strong evidence of extensive SARS-CoV-2 infection of white-tailed deer

The scientists tested samples collected from free-living and confined deer in Iowa to see if infection and subsequent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in deer happens in nature.

9 Feb 2022

Study finds 50% increase in hospitalizations for alcoholic hepatitis in early months of the pandemic

In new research published in Liver International, researchers at Henry Ford Health System have found that people hospitalized for alcoholic hepatitis – a life threatening liver disease fueled by alcohol use – increased a staggering 50 percent in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Feb 2022

30-year-old cancer drug could get another shot, study says

A study by Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers published in today's print edition of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics shows that triplatin is effective against triple negative breast cancer, which is the most aggressive form of breast cancer and has few targeted therapies.

9 Feb 2022

Danish study of long COVID in teens

As an aftermath of the extended lockdowns and social distancing restrictions, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted the quality of life of children and adolescents worldwide, not only physically due to the infection, but also mentally. A high level of anxiety and depression has been reported among pediatric patients and adolescents, many of whom were deprived of social interaction with peers during the pandemic.

9 Feb 2022

Research provides insights into the effects of Covid-19 lockdown on early development

An international consortium with researchers from 13 countries has investigated the impact of Covid-19 related social isolation measures on 2,200 young infants and toddlers between 8 and 36 months of age.

9 Feb 2022

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Induction and stability of vaccine-specific antibodies in multiple sclerosis patients on different disease-modifying therapies

Study finds gender-based differences in risk factors associated with anxiety during the pandemic

Simulation of SARS-CoV-2 spread in the United States and India

Scientists identify a new protein that prevents cancer cell migration

Implications of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on influenza epidemics

Study suggests people with COVID-19 exhibit increased risks and 12-month burdens of incident cardiovascular diseases

Dynamics and longevity of antibody response from COVID-19 convalescents across the clinical spectrum

Study explores inflammation of endothelial cells by exosomes from COVID-19 patients

Association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and several key respiratory and non-respiratory complications

Study explores adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants post-immunization in cancer patients

AI based home monitoring during COVID-19 pandemic

Surveillance for potentially zoonotic viruses in rodent and bat populations in an agricultural settlement in Ghana

Causality of associations between maternal BMI and child adiposity

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines shown to provide high level of protection against severe SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination 9 months post-vaccination for the population of Sweden

Study finds strong evidence of extensive SARS-CoV-2 infection of white-tailed deer

Study finds 50% increase in hospitalizations for alcoholic hepatitis in early months of the pandemic

30-year-old cancer drug could get another shot, study says

Danish study of long COVID in teens

Research provides insights into the effects of Covid-19 lockdown on early development

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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